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Commissioning Sunday

Posted on Sunday, May 22, 2011 1 Comment


Today I was commissioned for my upcoming work in Peru during the services at First Presbyterian. It was a wonderful morning with prayer, many hugs and even more tears as the congregation stood behind me in support as I prepare to leave on June 8th.

Randy designed the cover of the worship bulletin and a special photograph insert with photos from my past trips to Peru.

Posted in: General, Peru | Tagged: First Presbyterian, Peru, photo

Advent+

Posted on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

About a month ago, I was approached by our Senior Pastor who asked me if I would be interested in filling in for him on the Sunday after Christmas, allowing him & his wife to head out east to visit family for the Christmas season. After long consideration, I decided to take him up on the offer and was given the task of leading worship services on December 26th.

Weeks and weeks passed before I even had an idea of what to talk about. What is an appropriate topic for the day after Christmas? A message about the nativity could be seen as a day late, but despite that, it seemed like it needed to be seasonally appropriate. So after spending hours working my retail job and becoming tired of the Christmas, or I mean, holiday season, a light bulb turned on, and the idea of “Advent+” started to form. Using passages from Isaiah, 9:6-7 and chapter 12, I crafted my message into something I thought relevant to the season, and all year long.

Well, you’ll get the picture….

For those that prefer to read, here’s a copy of the text, including the Scripture passages.

Posted in: General | Tagged: Advent, Christmas, First Presbyterian, message, video

Zacchaeus: Tax Collector

Posted on Sunday, May 9, 2010 Leave a Comment

Not only does CREW Youth Group make videos, so does the K-2 class!

Here’s a video about Zacchaeus the tax collector that Randy made with Drew and the help of the K-2 kids from First Presbyterian. The video was shown as part of the Mother’s Day service that was led by the elementary children.

Posted in: General | Tagged: Dearborn, First Presbyterian, video, Zacchaeus

Conversation Sermon

Posted on Friday, April 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

During the week after Easter, I was blessed with the opportunity to speak to the congregation at First Presbyterian about my calling to work with Scripture Union in Peru.

Through the Chancel Chat for children and a conversation sermon with our pastor during both the contemporary and traditional services, I was able to share about how I was called to this work and what I am doing to get to Peru. It was great to share about my future and answer many questions my congregation had, in addition to hear and see all the support and joy that they have for what I am doing!

Here’s a video of what I talked about during the first service.


(Thanks to my brother Randy for recording this video, since I was busy sharing!)

Posted in: Peru | Tagged: Dearborn, First Presbyterian, Peru, Scripture Union, sermon, video

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Wishing many years of laughter and adventure to th Wishing many years of laughter and adventure to the newlyweds! Today Will had the honor of being in his preschool teacher’s wedding. Miss Dani was his first teacher and has always held a special place in his (and our) hearts. ♥️ Felicitaciones querida @dani_pc y @jorgecubamusic, que Dios bendiga su matrimonio y les guíe en esta nueva aventura de ser esposos. Fue un honor y placer para Will poder participar en la ceremonia 😘 #littlewilliamnoah
Happy Father’s Day @greenmanbilly! The legacy yo Happy Father’s Day @greenmanbilly! The legacy you are creating for Will and the example you show him daily of how to be a father and husband is our greatest blessing. We love you. #littlewilliamnoah
A lovely evening watching the national ballet perf A lovely evening watching the national ballet perform Cinderella and Will’s first show at the @granteatronacional. #littlewilliamnoah
Ended our trip with a hike and horseback ride to s Ended our trip with a hike and horseback ride to see the Gocta waterfall up close. #littlewilliamnoah #ytúquéplanes
Headed west to Amazonas to see deep canyons, the t Headed west to Amazonas to see deep canyons, the town of Chachapoyas and the sarcophagi of Karajía #littlewilliamnoah #ytúquéplanes
A castle in the jungle built by an Italian and a c A castle in the jungle built by an Italian and a car raft to cross the Rio Huallaga to Laguna Azul were two firsts for us in Tarapoto. #littlewilliamnoah #ytúquéplanes
Spent a few days in the jungle outside the city of Spent a few days in the jungle outside the city of Tarapoto for @wngreenman’s first Peruvian jungle experience. #littlewilliamnoah #ytúquéplanes
Bubbles in the park today vs. 2019☺️ #littlewi Bubbles in the park today vs. 2019☺️ #littlewilliamnoah
Today was the first day of school and can’t beli Today was the first day of school and can’t believe we have a Kindergartener! After 2 years of virtual school, Will didn’t have to log into Zoom and was able to walk through the doors of the school and met his new teacher, Miss Magy, in person! We’re excited to see what he learns this year and he’s thrilled to be back in a classroom for the first time since March 2020! #littlewilliamnoah @coloringdreamsperu
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